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Xi Jinping Courts Egypt Ahead of Trump Summit, Showcasing Influence on U.S. Security Partner Children wearing T-shirts printed with the face of Chinese President Xi Jinping stood in line at the international airport in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, waving the Chinese national flag, the Five-Starred Red Flag, and the Egyptian flag. SBS Sep 3, 2026 5:26 PM

Hideki Shirakawa, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Who Developed Conductive Plastics, Passes Away He was 90 years old. According to NHK and other reports, it was learned on the 3rd that Professor Shirakawa passed away at a hospital in Yokohama last month. SBS Sep 3, 2026 5:22 PM

China Expands Global Air Logistics Network with 115 New Cargo Routes This Year Citing data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing , the Global Times, an English-language newspaper affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party's flagship People's Daily, reported on the 3rd that the number of newly opened international air cargo routes in China reached 115 from January to August. SBS Sep 3, 2026 5:19 PM

China Sends 3rd Batch of Relief Goods to Nepal, Shares Weather Data During a regular briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated, "This morning, China's third batch of emergency relief supplies departed for Nepal," adding that "the relief materials include tents, blankets, medical protective suits, and satellite communication equipment." China also dispatched a second team of DNA identification experts on the same flight to assist in identifying victims. SBS Sep 3, 2026 5:12 PM

South Korea's Disaster Relief Team Begins Intensive Search for Missing; Death Toll Exceeds 1,200 South Korea's emergency relief team, which arrived in Nepal a week after the massive floods, officially began operations today . SBS Sep 3, 2026 5:09 PM

Trump Says South Korea and Japan Are Heading to Alaska With Fuel... But Are They? U.S. President Donald Trump has once again dragged South Korea and Japan into discussions surrounding the Alaska liquefied natural gas project. SBS Sep 3, 2026 4:43 PM

"Japanese Government Bond Yield Hits 30-Year High... Luring Funds Back Home" Analysts note that the 10-year Japanese government bond yield breaking through 3 percent is significant not only for domestic fundraising in Japan, but also because it reverses investment flows that made Japan the largest holder of US Treasuries and a reliable buyer of government bonds worldwide. SBS Sep 3, 2026 4:39 PM

North Korea Appears to Expand East Coast Missile Base... Nearby Village Demolished Images of the area near Tongchon County captured by the commercial satellite service Planet Labs show signs that an entire village located north of the base was demolished starting last July to expand the Tongchon missile base. SBS Sep 3, 2026 4:20 PM

Please Do Not Cancel Your Trips: Nepal's Minister Makes an Earnest Appeal The Nepalese government, which has suffered massive damage from devastating floods, has appealed to international tourists not to cancel their travel plans. SBS Sep 3, 2026 4:20 PM

Italian Fishermen Find Lifeline by Exporting Invasive Blue Crabs According to the Associated Press on the 2nd local time, the Polesine Fishermen's Cooperative in the northeastern Italian region of Veneto is expected to generate up to 20 million euros (approx. SBS Sep 3, 2026 4:04 PM